Month: July 2023
MIT develops an at-home mammogram alternative that fits in a bra
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X Corp Has Updated Their Mobile Apps, Finally, But the iOS App Is Still Named ‘Twitter’
Any normal company planning a product name change would have everything sorted out with the iOS App Store and Android Play Store ahead of time. Needless to say, X Corp is not a normal company and so of course they didn’t have anything sorted out. Yesterday an update to the Twitter app appeared in Google’s Play Store, with a new icon and new app name: “X”.
Today, an update to the Twitter app finally appeared on Apple’s App Store. It has the new icon, but the app’s name is still “Twitter”. The app’s description calls it X, though:
The X app is the trusted digital town square for everyone.
What gives? On Twitter X, Nick Sheriff points to a rule I heretofore wasn’t aware of. Apple doesn’t allow single-character app names:
On iOS, the situation is distinct as Apple does not permit any app
to have a single character as their app name.
If they manage to obtain approval, it would mark the first
instance since the inception of the iOS App Store that such a
permission has been granted.
So who’s going to budge? Will Apple grant a unique exemption allowing X Corp to have the first and only single-character app name in the entire App Store, or will X name the iOS app something longer (X App? X: Everything? X 69?)
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Any normal company planning a product name change would have everything sorted out with the iOS App Store and Android Play Store ahead of time. Needless to say, X Corp is not a normal company and so of course they didn’t have anything sorted out. Yesterday an update to the Twitter app appeared in Google’s Play Store, with a new icon and new app name: “X”.
Today, an update to the Twitter app finally appeared on Apple’s App Store. It has the new icon, but the app’s name is still “Twitter”. The app’s description calls it X, though:
The X app is the trusted digital town square for everyone.
What gives? On Twitter X, Nick Sheriff points to a rule I heretofore wasn’t aware of. Apple doesn’t allow single-character app names:
On iOS, the situation is distinct as Apple does not permit any app
to have a single character as their app name.
If they manage to obtain approval, it would mark the first
instance since the inception of the iOS App Store that such a
permission has been granted.
So who’s going to budge? Will Apple grant a unique exemption allowing X Corp to have the first and only single-character app name in the entire App Store, or will X name the iOS app something longer (X App? X: Everything? X 69?)
NASA Is Launching Its Own Streaming Service – CNET
NASA Plus will showcase new original series, as well as live stream missions.
NASA Plus will showcase new original series, as well as live stream missions.
Apple Cracking Down on ‘Fingerprinting’ With New App Store API Rules
Apple will soon start cracking down on apps that collect data on users’ devices in order to track them (aka “fingerprinting”), according to an article on its developer site. Engadget writes: Starting with the release of iOS 17, tvOS 17, watchOS 10 and macOS Sonoma, developers will be required to explain why they’re using so-called required reason APIs. Apps failing to provide a valid reason will be rejected started in spring of 2024. “Some APIs… have the potential of being misused to access device signals to try to identify the device or user, also known as fingerprinting. Regardless of whether a user gives your app permission to track, fingerprinting is not allowed,” Apple wrote.
“To prevent the misuse of certain APIs that can be used to collect data about users’ devices through fingerprinting, you’ll need to declare the reasons for using these APIs in your app’s privacy manifest.” The new rules could increase the rate of app rejections, some developers told 9to5Mac. For instance, an API called UserDefaults falls into the “required reason” category, but since it stores user preferences, it’s used by a lot of apps.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.
Apple will soon start cracking down on apps that collect data on users’ devices in order to track them (aka “fingerprinting”), according to an article on its developer site. Engadget writes: Starting with the release of iOS 17, tvOS 17, watchOS 10 and macOS Sonoma, developers will be required to explain why they’re using so-called required reason APIs. Apps failing to provide a valid reason will be rejected started in spring of 2024. “Some APIs… have the potential of being misused to access device signals to try to identify the device or user, also known as fingerprinting. Regardless of whether a user gives your app permission to track, fingerprinting is not allowed,” Apple wrote.
“To prevent the misuse of certain APIs that can be used to collect data about users’ devices through fingerprinting, you’ll need to declare the reasons for using these APIs in your app’s privacy manifest.” The new rules could increase the rate of app rejections, some developers told 9to5Mac. For instance, an API called UserDefaults falls into the “required reason” category, but since it stores user preferences, it’s used by a lot of apps.
Read more of this story at Slashdot.